A Los Angeles Police Department officer from Huntington Beach pleaded not guilty to charges of indecent exposure and attempting a lewd act on a child, among other allegations, during his arraignment Monday in Orange County Superior Court.

The Orange County district attorney's office filed multiple charges against a Los Angeles Police Department officer accused of exposing himself to women in Huntington Beach and trying to have a minor touch his genitals.
Ryan Eric Galliher, 33, of...

A Huntington Beach man who was beaten in a seemingly unprovoked attack outside Angel Stadium in Anaheim over the weekend was identified Monday as a former Los Angeles Police Department officer, according to Anaheim police.
The victim’s...

There was hardly a dry eye in the Huntington Beach council chambers Monday during a discussion of whether to create a memorial honoring a young girl killed 35 years ago.
Council members voted unanimously to create an ad hoc committee made up of Mayor...

Law-enforcement officers arrested a Huntington Beach man suspected of selling heroin to high school students, authorities said.
Juan Vidrio, 26, is believed to have sold the drug in Surf City, with many of his customers being teenagers, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.
Police did not identify which Huntington Beach high schools the students attended.
Vidrio was booked into Orange County Jail without bail pending a court appearance.
Huntington Beach police and the Los Angeles...

Huntington Beach Police Chief Ken Small has announced his retirement after 11 years with the city.
"He's got 40-plus years in law enforcement," City Manager Fred Wilson said. "It'll be a great loss to the city. I think [Small], in my opinion, was an outstanding chief."
Small started his law enforcement career of 42 years in 1971 with the Los Angeles Police Department, mainly working in the Watts division, which was a "pretty tough part of town," he said.
"The first year I was in Watts, which is about...

To fill his friends at the Huntington Beach and Los Angeles police departments with envy, Larry Bullock would send them pictures of himself holding a hot dog and a beer at a baseball stadium.
The former officer — he spent 20 years with the LAPD and retired more than a decade ago after 15 years with Huntington Beach — didn't do this just once but at each of the 30 Major League Baseball ballparks he and his wife, Sheri, visited over the past three years.
As avid fans of the sport, the...

The kids at the Hebrew Academy of Huntington Beach could barely contain their excitement Tuesday as a sword- and shield-wielding Judah Maccabee — the hero in the story of Hanukkah — stepped from the Los Angeles Police Department helicopter that had just landed on their playground.
"I've been an administrator for 25 years and nothing like this has ever happened at one of my schools," said the academy's principal, Megan Carlson.
Shmuel Newman, a chaplain for the LAPD West Bureau and Air...

Three months ago, Huntington Beach's police and fire associations received a pair of steel girders from the World Trade Center and announced plans to make them rise again — in the form of a monument outside City Hall to remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Now, officials are still waiting for the public's help in creating a design.
The associations invited the public to send in design ideas by Dec. 15, with the only criteria being that the design must incorporate the two girders, mention...

A new mayor. A new Assembly representative. For that matter, a new queen.
Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley have plenty of things to anticipate in 2012 —and leadership is only part of the picture. Here are stories to watch for in the coming months:
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Pacific sees land ahead
For years, the site intended for Pacific City has looked more like a ghost town than a city. But the long-dormant project may finally see progress in 2012 under a new owner.
Crescent Heights, a Florida-based company,...

Huntington Beach Councilman Devin Dwyer has announced his intention to run for reelection next year.
Dwyer, 48, planned to kick off his 2012 campaign Wednesday at King's Fish House in Bella Terra.
"I'd like to continue what I'm doing," he said. "I'm working hard for Huntington Beach and want to see some things completed."
Dwyer will be the only incumbent in the race. Councilman Keith Bohr will be termed out next year.
Dwyer, who came on board in 2008, said he wants to see the city fix and maintain its...